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Biggest animal ever to live?	The blue whale		fun-animal-records
Biggest animal on land today?	The African elephant		fun-animal-records
Tallest animal?	The giraffe		fun-animal-records
Fastest land animal?	The cheetah (It can sprint over 60 miles an hour for a short burst.)		fun-animal-records
Fastest bird in a dive?	The peregrine falcon (Over 180 miles an hour while diving.)		fun-animal-records
Fastest fish?	The sailfish (One of the quickest swimmers in the sea.)		fun-animal-records
Largest bird alive?	The ostrich		fun-animal-records
Smallest bird?	The bee hummingbird (It lives in Cuba and weighs about as much as a dime or two.)		fun-animal-records
Bird with the biggest wingspan?	The wandering albatross		fun-animal-records
Largest fish?	The whale shark (It is gentle and eats tiny plankton.)		fun-animal-records
Largest reptile?	The saltwater crocodile		fun-animal-records
Largest big cat?	The tiger		fun-animal-records
Largest bear?	The polar bear		fun-animal-records
Largest rodent?	The capybara		fun-animal-records
Largest primate?	The gorilla		fun-animal-records
Largest deer?	The moose		fun-animal-records
Largest frog?	The goliath frog		fun-animal-records
Largest snake by weight?	The green anaconda		fun-animal-records
Longest snake?	The reticulated python		fun-animal-records
Largest octopus?	The giant Pacific octopus		fun-animal-records
Largest insect by weight?	Some giant weta, a cricket-like insect from New Zealand		fun-animal-records
Animal with the longest neck?	The giraffe		fun-animal-records
Mammal that sleeps the most?	Some bats and opossums sleep up to 18 or more hours a day		fun-animal-records
Slowest mammal?	The sloth		fun-animal-records
Only mammal that truly flies?	The bat		fun-animal-records
Mammal that lays eggs?	The platypus and the echidna		fun-animal-records
Fastest flying insect?	Dragonflies are among the fastest		fun-animal-records
Bird that can hover backward?	The hummingbird		fun-animal-records
Bird that cannot fly but runs fast?	The ostrich		fun-animal-records
Animal with the loudest call on land?	The howler monkey is one of the loudest		fun-animal-records
Longest migration of any bird?	The Arctic tern, it flies from pole to pole		fun-animal-records
Animal that can live the longest?	Some sea creatures, like the ocean quahog clam, live hundreds of years		fun-animal-records
Longest-living land animal?	The giant tortoise (Some live more than 150 years.)		fun-animal-records
Animal with the biggest eyes?	The giant squid and the colossal squid		fun-animal-records
Animal with the biggest ears?	The African elephant		fun-animal-records
Animal with the longest tongue for its size?	The chameleon		fun-animal-records
Animal with the most legs?	Some millipedes have hundreds		fun-animal-records
Animal with the strongest bite?	The saltwater crocodile		fun-animal-records
Best digger among animals?	The giant armadillo and the aardvark are famous diggers		fun-animal-records
Which animal has the biggest heart?	The blue whale, about as big as a small car		fun-animal-records
Animal that can run on water?	The basilisk lizard, called the Jesus lizard		fun-animal-records
Which animal is the loudest in the sea?	The sperm whale clicks and the blue whale calls are among the loudest		fun-animal-records
Animal that can change color to hide?	The chameleon and the octopus		fun-animal-records
Animal that never stops growing teeth?	Rodents like beavers and rabbits		fun-animal-records
Tallest dog breed?	The Great Dane		fun-animal-records
Smallest dog breed?	The Chihuahua		fun-animal-records
Most popular pet in many homes?	Dogs and cats		fun-animal-records
Tallest bird?	The ostrich		fun-animal-records
Which animal has the longest horns?	The water buffalo is among the longest		fun-animal-records
Animal with the longest hibernation?	Some ground squirrels and bears sleep through much of winter		fun-animal-records
Fastest swimming bird?	The gentoo penguin		fun-animal-records
Which animal has the most teeth?	Snails can have thousands of tiny teeth on their tongues		fun-animal-records
Which animal builds the biggest structure?	Coral polyps build the Great Barrier Reef		fun-animal-records
Which insect lifts the most for its size?	The ant can carry many times its own weight		fun-animal-records
Biggest cat in the Americas?	The jaguar		fun-animal-records
Largest owl?	Eurasian eagle-owl and Blakiston's fish owl are among the largest		fun-animal-records
Animal with the thickest fur?	The sea otter, about one million hairs per square inch		fun-animal-records
Which animal can jump the highest for its size?	The flea		fun-animal-records